You are navigating the unique and often overwhelming challenges of caring for loved ones with developmental, medical, or chronic conditions.
The Symptoms:
Fatigue, anxiety, isolation, guilt, resentment, decision fatigue, disconnect from hobbies or interests, and emotional exhaustion.
Our Focus:
We focus on the systems you belong to including family, community supports, and external resources to ensure your caregiving framework is sustainable and supported, not isolating.
The Outcome:
Creating guilt-free self-care boundaries.
Processing chronic stress, grief, and loss.
Implementing DBT skills for intense emotional regulation.
Building a sustainable support system and effective resource management.
Common Questions
• How can I possibly make time for therapy when my schedule is already overwhelming? Therapy is an essential investment that prevents total exhaustion, it's not another chore. I understand your time is precious, which is why I focus on making sessions highly effective and accessible. I offer telehealth appointments to eliminate travel time with availability during evenings and weekends. Think of this time as strategic maintenance that allows you to show up with more energy and patience for both yourself and your loved one.
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•Will therapy only focus on my guilt and stress, or will it help with the practical demands of caregiving? Therapy is absolutely a practical tool for caregivers. While we process feelings like guilt, grief, and emotional exhaustion, our focus is heavily on actionable strategies that fit your reality. Given my specialized experience working in hospital, community, and school settings, as well as lived experience in the world of developmental disabilities, I understand that self-care and other coping strategies cannot be grand gestures. We will create tools that fit into the existing framework of your life.
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• Who is considered a "caregiver"? I define a caregiver as anyone who has taken on the significant responsibility of providing care or support to another individual and feels the corresponding emotional, physical, or financial toll. Your role is often demanding, and if it leads to stress, fatigue, or neglecting your own needs, you are a caregiver. This includes, but is not limited to: Parents or siblings supporting children with special needs, Adult children assisting elderly or chronically ill parents, Spouses and partners providing long-term care.